Untitled 1993

This is an untitled photograph by Thomas Roma. Roma had a documentary approach, so the moment is what comes first. You see the textures, the surfaces, all in shades of grey, which is how the image reveals itself. Look at the woman in the foreground. Roma captures a moment of quiet, intense feeling. Her eyes are closed, and her face is serene, surrounded by other congregants and their different emotional states. The photograph feels raw and immediate, revealing the rich and complex textures of daily existence. Photographers like Garry Winogrand come to mind, who was also drawn to fleeting, unscripted moments of everyday life. You could say that photography, like painting, is a conversation across time and space, a way of seeing and feeling the world around us. It is never about having a definitive meaning but embraces ambiguity and multiple interpretations.